Halim and Mina who run a traditional caftan store in one of Morocco’s oldest medinas. In order to keep up with demanding customers, they hire a talented young man as an apprentice. Slowly Mina realises how much her husband is moved by his presence.
Reviews:
The Blue Caftan, like its title garment, has a handmade, lived-in quality, an authenticity that marks Touzani — a former journalist making her second feature — a director to watch. San Francisco Chronicle
The situations in this scrupulous, compassionate, and quietly captivating picture, written and directed by Maryam Touzani, are tense, to be sure. But the movie itself doesn’t surrender to the tension. RogerEbert.com
The Blue Caftan doesn’t romanticize the complications and conflicts facing its two soulmates, and precisely because of that it feels like an utterly honest tale of romance. Los Angeles Times
It’s the equivalent of a cinematic poem, filled with ache, insight and exhilaration. San Jose Mercury News
Maryam Touzani’s film is as precise and vivid as its titular garment. New York Magazine/Vulture
